The Black Ledger (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781542726801)

"I can't say enough about The Black Ledger. It is superbly written and it's a compulsive page turner. A book like this is especially rare. They don't come along that often. So, grab it and hang on for a unique experience you might never, ever have again."
- Bob Gelms, 365ink Magazine

Ron Pickles was having a bad day, but then again, no one working or living in Chicago's ghetto ever really has a good day. Mr Wicks prophetic words haunted him as the news of the murders tore at his soul.

"The Ledger is alive; it knows who you are and what you're thinking. Why its whole purpose is to take away anything you think is important. Once you start working here, it eats you up, consumes you and spits you out. It takes away your soul, everything inside that makes you human and leaves you with nothing but emptiness."

Ron had lost everything but his soul - he wasn't going to lose that to The Black Ledger!

The city of Chicago contains some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America. It matters very little if your skin is black, brown, yellow or white. Life is exceedingly cheap in the ghettos of Chicago. There are gangs in these places who will happily kill you just for target practice.

Ron's employment prospects are dreadfully slim, but a friend of a friend has agreed to give Ron a leg up in getting into Chicago's Electrical Union to serve his apprenticeship and then big money starts rolling in. The problem is that he needs some kind of job to survive until the Union calls.

He manages to get a job selling life insurance. He takes the job, but they don't tell him his territory is in the heart of Chicago's ghetto and pointedly in the infamous projects.

Then a gruesome murder throws Ron in the midst of a horrific crime scheme perpetrated by a few agents in the insurance company. A massive con designed to steal death benefits from their grieving clients.

They know Ron knows and are out to get him. Ron's life just went from bad to worse.

Based on a true story The Black ledger is an unbelievable crime thriller with a shocking twist that will keep you up at night.

"D.G. Allen's The Black Ledger is a smart, often funny, and compelling look at the dirty business of "death insurance" on the West Side of Chicago. Allen has vividly recreated the time and place with impeccable detail, colorful characters, and crackling dialog; not to mention a heartbreaking murder mystery that always keeps you guessing. It may be set in the 80's but it is a powerful message about race and corruption still resonating today!"
- Tim Sulka, screenwriter: "Children of the corn 666: Isaac's Return" Author: Prime Cuts (graphic novel)
The Black Ledger didn't record life, it predicted death.

Author: D. G. Allen
ISBN-10: 1542726808
ISBN-13: 9781542726801
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2017
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.09d